"Somebody Like You" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in July 2002 as the first single from his third studio album, Golden Road (2002). The song became Urban's second number-one hit on the US BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart, spending six weeks at that position. The song also peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number three in Canada. In December 2009, Billboard named the song as the number-one country song of the 2000s decade. In 2003, the song was remixed for the film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
"Somebody Like You" is set in common time in the key of E major. The verses use a chord pattern of E-A-E-B-A-E, with a pattern of E-A-E-A-C♯m-F♯m7 on the chorus, and the lead vocal ranges from E3 to G♯4.[2]
Commercial performance
"Somebody Like You" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now the Hot Country Songs) chart dated for the week of 19 October 2002, holding that position for six weeks and spending 41 weeks on that chart.[3] It also reached number 23 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4] In December 2009, Billboard ranked "Somebody Like You" as the number-one country song for the 2000s decade.[5] The song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 31 July 2019.[6] As of September 2015, the song has sold 1.05 million copies in the US.[7] Outside the US, "Somebody Like You" peaked at number three on the Canadian Singles Chart and was certified triple platinum in Australia in 2023.[8]
↑ Somebody Like You (European CD single liner notes). Keith Urban. Capitol Records. 2005. 0946 338627 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Golden Road (CD booklet). Capitol Records. 2002. 32936.
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